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A Knight's Tale

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A Knight's Tale
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PG13,2hrs 13min
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May 11, 2001
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Columbia Pictures
Synopsis: This crowd-pleasing medieval adventure tale is very loosely inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and mixes the anachronistic elements of modern-day rock music and colloquialisms with a period setting and characters. Heath Ledger stars as William Thatcher, a low-born 14th century squire who, in a fit of inspired spontaneity, replaces his deceased employer as the competitor at a jousting competition. Jousting is a pastime only permitted to knights, who are of noble birth, but Thatcher ... Full Synopsis
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Savvy without being smug, cute without being saccharin, and funny without slipping into over-the-top goofiness, this is a 14th-century good time. Full Review
Metascore
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54
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out of 100
Featured Cast
William Thatcher
Roland
Count Adhemar
Chaucer
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Heather Graham and Heath Ledger attend the premiere of "A Knight's Tale" in Westwood, Calif., on May...
Heath Ledger in "A Knight's Tale" (2001)
Heath Ledger in "A Knight's Tale" (2001)
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